The Microcosm Within the Macrocosm and the Macrocosm Within the Microcosm

I have been observing a deep cut on my finger healing and the process is absolutely fascinating! It is interesting to note that the cut skin never reattaches itself, what happens is that a new layer grows underneath and it eventually peels off. It’s so interesting to observe how this directly corresponds to the inner healing process (albeit on a micro level). The skin is cut which exposes a wound and then it takes a little while for fresh skin to form while the old skin lingers. As soon as the fresh skin is ready to reveal itself the old skin just falls away by itself. I used to try to pick the skin off in the hope that it would heal faster, I have now learned to leave it alone and marvel at the perfection of the process.

This cut has taught me incredible things, most notably about the stages of development that move from co-dependence to independence and finally to inter-dependence. I noticed that I can hardly do anything normally with a cut on this particular finger, I didn’t realised I relied on it so much until it was out of action. This finger has represented my relationships to others and I finally see that trying to cling to independence is dysfunctional. Inter-dependence is far more stable and generally healthy. I had been trying to cut off my own hands by isolating myself in fear.